Source: Texas State head coach Franchione retiring

STATESBORO, GA - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Dennis Franchione of the Texas State Bobcats watches as his team takes on the Georgia Southern Eagles during the second quarter on October 29, 2015 at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Bennett/GettyImages)

Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione will retire Tuesday afternoon, a source told FOX Sports.

Franchione is 39-43 at the Sun Belt school and went 3-9 this season and just 2-6 in conference play.

Bruce Feldman is a senior college football reporter and columnist for FOXSports.com and FS1. He is also a New York Times best-selling author. His new book, "The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks," came out in October 2014. Follow him on Twitter @BruceFeldmanCFB and Facebook.